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Editorial 1 year ago

In Pramoedya's footsteps

If anything, Pramoedya was not content to just write and comment about the state of the world, but in a long tradition practiced by resistance writers like Albert Camus and Maxim Gorky, he decided to engage the world through direct action.

Society 1 year ago

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Indonesia set to celebrate Pramoedya's centennial

Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s books have influenced youths in their fight against injustice across generations, literary experts have said, stressing that the late author’s works are becoming increasingly relevant.

Books 5 years ago

Road to Jakarta International Literary Festival 2021 to explore ideas of heroism

Road to Jakarta International Literary Festival 2021 runs until Dec. 6 on YouTube and its website.

Books 6 years ago

Books and bricks: Building cities with literature

When is it to be the turn of Jakarta or other cities in Indonesia to be counted as a World Book Capital and City of Literature?

Books 6 years ago

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Festival showcases Indonesia's 'wild literature' of the colonial era

The modern Indonesia language was once used as a weapon of destruction against the nation's literary traditions.

Editorial 6 years ago

Fiction could save the world

Fiction is one of the best ways for readers to experience the lives of those from other cultures, times and places. If reading fiction does not give you the tools to be more empathetic to the plights of others, then we don’t know what will.

Books 6 years ago

Irvine Welsh, Lindy West among 2019 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival lineup

This year, participants are coming from various countries around the globe, including Italy, Colombia, Cameroon, Thailand, Turkey, Portugal, Pakistan and more.

City 6 years ago

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Satire, Betawi people’s way of laughing in face of life’s struggle

Rather than complaining and cursing life for unfortunate events, Betawi people have developed a habit of laughing in the face of their struggles through satire told in both written and oral literature.